The Bureau of Land Management’s Ukiah Field Office is inviting public comments on its draft grant application to the state of California’s Off-Highway Motorized Vehicle Recreation Division.

The field office is requesting approximately $324,000 to be used for trail maintenance, law enforcement and operations and maintenance of off-highway vehicle areas. Funds would be used in fiscal year 2013.

An open house to discuss the OHV grants is scheduled for March 2 from 4 – 6 p.m. at the Ukiah Field Office, 2550 North State St., Ukiah.

The grant application, along with those from other BLM field offices, will be available online March 6 at www.ohv.parks.ca.gov. Information on the application is available from Rich Burns, BLM Ukiah Field Office manager at (707) 468-4000, or by email at Richard_Burns@blm.gov.

Comments must be submitted by April 2 to the OHMVR Division at www.ohv.parks.ca.gov to be included with the grant request.

The OHVMR grants and cooperative agreements program supports well-managed off-highway vehicle recreation in California by providing financial assistance to cities, counties, districts, federal agencies (including BLM), state agencies, educational institutions, federally recognized Native American Tribes and nonprofit entities. Information on the grant program is available at www.ohv.parks.ca.gov.